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Vermont 2025-2026

S 325

An act relating to regional planning and Act 250 Tier jurisdiction

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-10-27 12:12:13 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Vermont
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-30 00:00:00

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (primary), primary

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Senate Message: Signed by Governor June 16, 2026

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  2. Signed by Governor on June 16, 2026

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  3. Delivered to Governor on June 10, 2026

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  4. Senate Message: Report of Committee of Conference adopted

  5. As passed by Senate and House

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  6. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Watson

  7. Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 28, Nays = 2

  8. Committee of Conference report adopted

  9. Motion by Senator Baruth to reconsider previous vote agreed to

  10. Motion by Senator Baruth to suspend Rule 73 to allow reconsideration of previous vote taken

  11. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Watson

  12. Roll Call, requested by Senator Watson, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 27, Nays = 3

  13. Committee of Conference report adopted

  14. Committee of Conference report submitted by Senator Watson for Committee, text

  15. Committee of Conference report

  16. Committee of Conference report

  17. Entered on Notice Calendar

  18. House message: House adopted Conference Committee report

  19. Rules suspended and bill messaged forthwith to the Senate as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  20. Committee of Conference report adopted (Senate bill)

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  21. Rules suspended and taken up for immediate consideration as moved by Rep. McCoy of Poultney

  22. Notice Calendar: Report of Committee of Conference

  23. House message: House appointed Conference Committee members

  24. Speaker appointed Reps. Sheldon of Middlebury, Labor of Morgan, and Chapin of East Montpelier as members of the Committee of Conference on the part of the House

  25. Senate Message: House proposal of amendment not concurred in and Committee of Conference appointed

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  26. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

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  27. Committee of Conference appointed: Senators Watson, Bongartz, and Williams

  28. House proposal of amendment not concurred in; Committee of Conference requested, on motion of Senator Watson

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  29. House proposal of amendment; text

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  30. New Business/House Proposal of Amendment

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  31. House proposal of amendment

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  32. Entered on Notice Calendar

  33. House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment

  34. Read third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment

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  35. Rep. Boutin of Barre City asked and was granted leave to withdraw amendment

  36. Rep. Boutin of Barre City moved to amend the House proposal of amendment

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  37. Rep. Dobrovich of Williamstown moved to amend the House proposal of amendment, which was disagreed to

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  38. Point of order ruled well taken

  39. Rep. Bartholomew of Hartland raised a Point of Order

  40. Rep. Higley of Lowell moved to amend the House proposal of amendment

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  41. Action Calendar: Third Reading

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  42. Third Reading ordered

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  43. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 71 of 141 to Pass -- Yeas = 141, Nays = 0

  44. Report of Committee on Environment, as amended, agreed to

  45. Rep. Sheldon of Middlebury demanded yeas and nays

  46. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 60, Nays = 83

  47. Rep. Dobrovich of Williamstown demanded yeas and nays

  48. Rep. Dobrovich of Williamstown moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment, as amended

  49. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 71 of 142 to Pass -- Yeas = 66, Nays = 76

  50. Rep. Charlton of Chester demanded yeas and nays

  51. Rep. Charlton of Chester moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment, as amended

  52. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 77, Nays = 66

  53. Rep. Burtt of Cabot demanded yeas and nays

  54. Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment, as amended

  55. Which was agreed to on a Roll Call Passed -- Needed 72 of 144 to Pass -- Yeas = 142, Nays = 2

  56. Rep. Burtt of Cabot demanded yeas and nays

  57. Rep. Burtt of Cabot moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment

  58. Which was disagreed to on a Roll Call Failed -- Needed 72 of 143 to Pass -- Yeas = 63, Nays = 80

  59. Rep. Burditt of West Rutland demanded yeas and nays

  60. Rep. Burditt of West Rutland moved to amend the report of the Committee on Environment

  61. Rep. Squirrell of Underhill recommended for the Committee on Appropriations

  62. Rep. Canfield of Fair Haven recommended for the Committee on Ways and Means

  63. Rep. Sheldon of Middlebury reported for the Committee on Environment

  64. Read second time

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  65. Action Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  66. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  67. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)

  68. Notice Calendar: Favorable with Amendment

  69. Pending entry on Notice Calendar, referred to Committee on Ways and Means per Rule 35(a)

  70. Read first time and referred to the Committee on Environment

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  71. Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Baruth

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  72. Read 3rd time & passed

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  73. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Mattos

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  74. Senator Mattos requested & granted leave to withdraw amendment

  75. Motion by Senator Mattos to reconsider vote taken yesterday on the amendment offered by Sen. Mattos agreed to

  76. Title amended as recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  77. Read 3rd time & passed

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  78. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill disagreed to on division 13-17

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  79. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Heffernan

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  80. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Mattos

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  81. Pending third reading, bill amended as moved by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale

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  82. Motion by Senator(s) Ram Hinsdale to substitute amendment offered by Sen. Benson agreed to

  83. Consideration resumed

  84. Consideration postponed to later in the legislative day

  85. Pending third reading, motion to amend bill offered by Senator(s) Benson

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  86. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Mattos

  87. Recommendation of amendment to be offered by Senator(s) Benson

  88. New Business/Third Reading

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  89. 3rd reading ordered on roll call Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12

  90. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ram Hinsdale

  91. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ingalls

  92. Recommendation of amendment, as amended, agreed to on roll call requested by Senator Ingalls, Passed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 18, Nays = 12

  93. Roll Call, Requested by Sen. Ingalls

  94. Roll Call, requested by Senator Ingalls, Failed -- Needed 15 of 30 to Pass -- Yeas = 13, Nays = 17

  95. Recommendation of amendment disagreed to

  96. Recommendation of amendment by Senator(s) Heffernan and Ingalls, text

  97. Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy amended as recommended by Committee on Appropriations

  98. Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Appropriations with recommendation of amendment

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  99. Reported favorably by Senator Beck for Committee on Finance

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  100. Reported favorably by Senator Watson for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy with recommendation of amendment

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  101. Read 2nd time

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  102. Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations

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  103. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

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  104. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

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  105. Committee Bill for Second Reading

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  106. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Appropriations

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  107. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

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  108. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

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  109. Committee Bill for Second Reading

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  110. Entered on Notice Calendar

  111. Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31

  112. Favorable report by Committee on Finance

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  113. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

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  114. Second Reading

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  115. Entered on Notice Calendar

  116. Referred to Committee on Finance per Senate Rule 31

  117. Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

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  118. Committee Bill for Second Reading

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  119. Entered on Notice Calendar

  120. Committed to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy on motion of Senator Watson

  121. Committee Bill for Second Reading

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  122. Entered on Notice Calendar

  123. Committee bill read first time & placed on Notice Calendar per Senate Rule 48

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